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Top 200 Overlooked Albums
This list aims to be the counterpart to the Metal Storm Top 200 Albums (plus a few extras).
If you discover a new band or already like any of the ones here, please give this list a thumbs up and/or…
If you discover a new band or already like any of the ones here, please give this list a thumbs up and/or…
| 1. | Solipsist - The Human Equation |
| 2. | Ayahuasca - Beneath The Mind |
| 3. | Cryptomnesia - Primordial Oddity |
| 4. | Element (USA) - The Energy |
| 5. | Telepathy - 12 Areas |
| + 195 more |
2011: What I'm Listening To
A list of my favorite recent albums in 2011. I'll update this list regularly. In no particular order. I added the rating next to them for the curious ones, but you should check them all.
| 1. | 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room |
| 2. | Mitochondrion - Parasignosis |
| 3. | Dirge - Elysian Magnetic Fields |
| 4. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
| 5. | Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desanctification |
| + 100 more |
My Top 100 Albums
My top 100 Albums, sorted in descending order of favorites. Pretty rough list, I may update if I become un-lazy sometime. One album per band only. Some explanation and description provided for those who…
| 1. | Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor |
| 4. | Opeth - Still Life |
| 5. | !T.O.O.H.! - Order And Punishment (Řád A Trest) |
| + 95 more |
The Best Metal Albums* From A to # (A)
This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…
| 1. | Aara - En Ergô Einai |
| 2. | Aarni - Bathos |
| 3. | Aaskereia - Dort, Wo Das Alte Böse Ruht |
| 4. | Aastraal - Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulcra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum |
| 5. | AATHMA - Avesta |
| + 430 more |
Divine Code For The Comfort Of Cowards : Best Of Death Metal In 2011
No word from DM giants like Gorguts, Quo Vadis, Cryptopsy, Viraemia, The Faceless, Augury, Kronos, Martyr.Yet DM unleashed an entire fleet of some mighty monsters,minions,imps and all sort of decibel devils.
This…
This…
| 1. | Deceased - Surreal Overdose |
| 2. | Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony |
| 3. | Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All |
| 4. | Monumental Torment - Element Of Chaos |
| 5. | Baring Teeth - Atrophy |
| + 49 more |
Konrad's Definitive Favorite Albums Of 2011
This year was quite interesting as far as releases go. All-in-all, it was a GREAT year for good albums, but not a GOOD year for great albums. Usually, there are about 40 albums fighting vigorously for…
| 1. | Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desanctification |
| 2. | 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room |
| 3. | Sorgeldom - ...From Outer Intelligences |
| 4. | Lifelover - Sjukdom |
| 5. | Mournful Congregation - The Book Of Kings |
| + 15 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 279 more |
2011's Albums Of Which I Did Not Find Unsatisfactory.
These are the albums I have enjoyed the most with a vague ordering. There are of course a few albums left to be heard. As for the albums I did not enjoy, they will not be making an appearance on this list.
| 1. | Mastodon - The Hunter |
| 2. | Opeth - Heritage |
| 3. | Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony |
| 4. | Graveyard - Hisingen Blues |
| 5. | Hate Eternal - Phoenix Amongst The Ashes |
| + 32 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 17 May 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 486 more |
Headbanger's Diary
my list of top headbangers (any album that will make me wanna move my body or do something crazy or anything that can feed my appetite for raw aggression) for the year 2011
| 1. | Warbringer - Worlds Torn Asunder |
| 2. | Septicflesh - The Great Mass |
| 3. | Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth |
| 4. | Insomnium - One For Sorrow |
| 5. | Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth |
| + 48 more |
Top 100 Albums (No Repeating Bands)
I do my best to feel confident about my top 10, After that 11-100 are just alphabetical.
| 1. | Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - Brave New World |
| 3. | Evergrey - The Inner Circle |
| 4. | Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother |
| 5. | Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor |
| + 95 more |
Top 100 Scrobbled Last Fm Metal Albums (updated 23/04/2015,07.04.2018)
So it is have been 3 year without few days since my last update ( it took me a while 
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And this top 100 prove's that we like to look into new genres or move back to 70' and yearly 80'…
), And this top 100 prove's that we like to look into new genres or move back to 70' and yearly 80'…
| 1. | Skuggsjá - A Piece For Mind & Mirror |
| 2. | Vader - Welcome To The Morbid Reich |
| 3. | Aborted - The Necrotic Manifesto |
| 4. | Aborted - Global Flatline |
| 5. | King Diamond - The Graveyard |
| + 95 more |
2011: Favourite To Least
Purely subjective list based on personal preferences for the year, unrelated to mass opinion of an album or a band's abilities (e.g. Trivium, Oranssi Pazuzu) - many albums lined up to listen to so…
| 1. | Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth |
| 2. | Protest The Hero - Scurrilous |
| 3. | Infestus - E x I s t |
| 4. | Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times |
| 5. | Ouroboros - Glorification Of A Myth |
| + 148 more |
A Completely Incorrect Ranking of 2011 Albums
Ordered best to worst. This is entirely my opinion.
| 1. | Insomnium - One For Sorrow |
| 2. | Graveyard - Hisingen Blues |
| 3. | Havok - Time Is Up |
| 4. | Toxic Holocaust - Conjure And Command |
| 5. | Deafheaven - Roads To Judah |
| + 241 more |
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